Specialist Teaching Assistant 1:1
Great Oaks College is a specialist independent college which is currently open to students across three sites.
The college provides further educational opportunities to students aged 19-25 with moderate, severe and profound and multiple learning difficulties, many of whom also have other needs such as physical disabilities, sensory impairments and autism. We run three Pathways: Vocational, Life and Living and Engagement for Life.
In January 2025 we are relocating 2 sites to our new main college building in Sunbury-on-Thames (Surrey).
The Life and Living Pathway is located at the Triangle in Hounslow, Engagement for Life is located in the Oaklands school (until December 2025) and Vocational Department is located at the Staines Rugby Club (until December 2025).
We are looking to employ a 1:1 Specialist Intervener Assistant to our team. We are interested to hear from you if you have an NVQ3 in a relevant subject and have worked in a special college or specialist school before. You will have previous experience and be familiar with using strategies to support a student with Visual and Hearing Impairments to support them to become more independent in the community. You will have experience therapy plans and advise from Specialist Teachers and be able to demonstrate previous success in working to support young adults to engage in their education. The successful candidate will be willing to complete an Intervener Training Course (paid for by the college).
We believe that all of our students are capable of making outstanding progress and we want to appoint individuals who share our beliefs. Please refer to the job description and person specification for full details of the role and the skills/experience needed.
We offer a comprehensive Induction, Inset and CPD programme for our staff, a pension scheme and other wellbeing benefits including:
- an employee assistance programme,
- free on-site gym with showers,
- 5 a day fruits to keep you well,
- online shopping discounts available,
- cycle to work scheme,
- leave of absence policy with paid time off (under the discretion of a College Principal)to support with unforeseeable life matters,
- Free eye test for the display screen users,
- Employee referral reward,
Great Oaks College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and anyone applying to work at the college is expected to share this commitment. This position is subject to a satisfactory fully enhanced DBS check and references being received. All positions are subject to the satisfactory completion of a 26 working week probation period.
To apply, please complete and email the application form to hr@greatoakscollege.com
Please ensure that you explain clearly in your application how you meet the person specification.
Closing Date: Monday, 10.11.2025 at 9am
Interview Date: Thursday, 13.11.2025 at time TBC
Start Date: December 2025 or January 2026 depending on the compliance checks.
Contract Type: Permanent, Term Time Only
Pay Scale: Inner London Pay Scale 6, point 16 to 20 £34,779 to 36,888 per annum pro rata
Actual Salary: £26,195 to £27,784 per annum, depending on the experience.
Hours of work: 31.25 hours per week (excluding 45 min breaks), 08:30 – 15:30. (Monday to Friday). Due to the college’s opening hours, we are unable to offer flexibility in the hours of work.
CV’s will not be accepted.
No agencies, please.
